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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.02.2006 (43) Date of publication: 30.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/35 (21) Application number: 04813498.5 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/60(2006.01) A61K 31/58(2006.01) A61K 31/56(2006.01) A61K 31/07(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/041185 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/058230 (30.06.2005 Gazette 2005/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK YU (30) Priority: 17.12.2003 US 738411 (71) Applicant: AVON PRODUCTS, INC. New York, NY 10020-1196 (US)	(72) Inventors: MCKIE, Derrick, B. Brooklyn, NY 11216-2106 (US) MENON, Gopinathan, K. Wayne, NJ 07470 (US) YE, Ying Martinsville, NJ 08836 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)